Board of Directors

CCSU Foundation Board members (as of 1/13/25)

OfficersNameTitleEmployer
ChairULULY MARTINEZ, ‘96AttorneyPrivate Practice
Vice ChairRICHARD D. DONOVAN, ‘82RetiredUnited Parcel Service
TreasurerRACHEL MULI. ‘98Vice President, Internal AuditRTX Technologies
Interim
Executive Director
JENNIFER DESTEFANIInterim Vice President, Institutional AdvancementCentral Connecticut State University
Previous Exec. DirectorDR. GEORGE CLAFFEY, Jr., ‘99Chief Information OfficerCentral Connecticut State University
Past ChairWALDEMAR KOSTRZEWA
’68, MA’74
Director of Professional Education EmeritusNaugatuck Valley Community College/Connect
    
 ALEXANDER LEE, ‘2014Senior Audit ManagerCrowe LLC
 ANTHONY S. TORSIELLOVice President/Controller, Business InsuranceThe Travelers
 CURTIS WIGGINS, 93Senior Vice PresidentAlign Wealth Management
 ED VESCOVI, ‘84Mortgage SpecialistEquity Resources, Inc. 
 JANET NAHORNEY, ‘83Certified Public AccountantPrivate Practice
 JOSEPH MATTHEW JR., ‘83Senior Vice President – Investment OfficerWells Fargo Advisors
 DR. KRISTINE LARSEN, ‘84Professor of Earth and Space ScienceCentral Connecticut State University
 LYNN TINKER, ‘81 Lockheed Martin
 MARIA FALVO, MS ‘02PresidentAmerican Savings Foundation
 RICHARD SPADA, ‘82President and Principal ConsultantAspire International, LLC
 Student RepresentativeLOGAN PALARDYPresident, Student Government AssociationCentral Connecticut State University
 Alumni Association PresidentBRIAN CRUESS ‘94AVP- Workplace Solutions, Architecture and AutomationVoya 
Faculty RepresentativeDR. JOSEPH FARHATProfessor of FinanceCentral Connecticut State University
 University PresidentDR. ZULMA R. TOROPresidentCentral Connecticut State University